Child&#39;s romper



May 15, 1928. 1,669,834

E. L. MIDDLEMAN CHILD S ROMPER Filed July 27, 1926 //VV/l/7'0/? WITNESS.

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UNITED STATESTPATEVNT OFFICE.

EMANUEL LOUIS MIDDLEMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, IBY lltlESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO ROSENAU BROS. INQ, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND ONE-HALF TO EIN- A HORN BROTHERS, A OOPARTNERSHII COMPOSED OF BENJAMIN EINHORN, FRANK EINHORN, AND SAMUEL LOUIS EINHORN, ALL OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA.

Application filed July 27,

pants constituting the crotch.

Childrens rompers such as are customarily produced, more particularly for wear by 1 little children, are composed of a body having a back and front portion the lower ends of which are curved and secured together by a seam, openings being left which when finished serve for passage of the legs. The portion between the leg openings forms the crotch portion of the garment.

Rompers or pants of the character to which my invention more particularly relates are subjected to substantial stra n through the crotch and the seam thereln frequently gives way.

Now it is the object of my invention to provide a structure for childrens pants and more especially for the crotch seam thereof which will be reinforced in a novel and effective manner and which will be proof against strain to which it may normally be subjected.

Having now indicated, in a general way, the nature and purpose of my invention, I will proceed to a detailed description thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings in which there is illustrated a preferred embodiment and in which Fig. 1 is a front view of a pair of childrens rompers embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the crotch seam of the subject of Fig. 1 at a prehminary stage in its construction.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on lme 3-3 Fig. 2.

4 is a sectional view of the crotch seam of the subject of Fig. 1 in the final stage of its construction. v

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, on line 5-5 Fig. 1 showing the completed crotch seam.

The rompers or pants comprise a front portion. a behind which is a similar rear or back portion a. The front and back portions are provided with waist bands I) and they are secured together along their sides, to a. point near the waist bands. The waist bands are provided with buttons and button holes 0, respectively, by which the ends of the waist bands may be secured together CHILDS ROMPER.

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and the rompers or pants retained on the wearer. edges of the front and back portions are se- The central portions of the lower cured together to form a crotch portion, while the end portions are left unsecured and when finishedwith bands (2', or hemmed, form openings for the passage of the wearers legs.

So far as the garment shown in the drawings has been described, the structure is typical of such garments. However, in accordance with my invention I form the seam at the lower end or crotch portion of the garment in a novel and highly efficient manner and the structure of which I will now describe in detail.

In forming the crotch scam the lower ends 0, f, of the front and back portions of the garment are overlaid and a cord 9 laid on the front portion adjacent its lower end. The lower ends of the front and back portions and the cord are secured together by means of a line of stitching it. The structure thus formed is clearly shown in Figures 2 and 8.

The garment is now reversed or turned inside out, and the front and back portions secured together by a line of stitching c in general parallelism with the line of stitching it and just above the cord 5/. I The structure thus produced will be clear from an inspection of Figure 4. Y I v The garment is now again reversed, or turned right side out, and the structure of the completed crotch seam will be understood from an inspection of Figure 5, in which it will be observed that the front and back portions of the garment are secured together and to the cord 9, that they are brought around the cord 9 and again secured together and that finally each ortion is brought around upon itself to givethe seam a finished appearance.

It will be understood that I do not intend that my invention shall be limited to the details of construction of the rompers or lfill'llJQlF that it may be applied effectively to various other garments.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment having a body portion and leg openings, the garment being formed of sections unit-ed by seams including a seam extending between the leg openings, said seam extending between the leg openings comprising at least three plies of material, two of which are. the fabric of the garment and the third a reinforcing strip, the three plies being united together by a line of ntitcliing'. and a second line of stitching uniting portions ol the fabric oi the garment :nijarentv the reinforcing strip to form an for the CtlL oi" the sections of the garment and for the reinl'orcixw stri vnclonre 2. A garment ot the bloomer type having, body and leg openings. the garment bcin; formed of sections united by teams, said garment being strengthened at and about its scam portions. the seams comprising at lcaatthree plies of material, two oi which are the fabric of the garment, and the third av reinforcing strip, the three plies being united together by a line of stitchi g, a second line of stitching uniting portions of thefabric of the garment adjacent the scam to form an enclogure for the raw edges of the plies and the strip and impart additional strength adjacent the seam portions.

In tcritimony of which intention, l have hereunto set my hand, at. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 16th day of July, 1920.

EMANUEL LOUIS MTDDLEMAN. 

